I heard a great story last night on my local NPR about job clubs. These networking clubs provide a variety of free (or very low-cost) services to job seekers, from practice interviews to resume-writing clinics to much-needed support. According to the story I heard, the number of job clubs in my town alone has grown [...]
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Office supply stores Staples and Office Depot are both running job searching specials this month, with free copies of your resume, free faxing and even free business cards. If you are looking for a job, taking advantage of one (or both) of these offers is a great way to save your budget the expense of [...]
Here’s a helpful little tidbit for you. With the nation’s unemployment numbers on the rise, Fed Ex is offering to print up 25 copies of your resume for free. To take advantage of this one-day offer, go to the Fed Ex Office Print and Ship Center nearest you (apparently there are 1,600 nationwide). Copies will [...]
Are you a high school or college student looking for a summer job? You might be feeling overwhelmed right about now with all the news that summer jobs are hard to come by in ’09. It’s true that tough economies equal fewer jobs and more competition for them. But that doesn’t mean you are doomed [...]
The news hasn’t been good for weeks, but today America’s job market reached an all-time low. CNN reported this afternoon that 71,400 jobs were lost today. That’s the single highest job loss day since 1945. The companies affected include: – Catepillar, which is cutting 20,000 jobs – Drug-maker Pfizer, which is reducing its workforce by [...]
If you are a college senior, you are entering the most glorious semester of your educational career. You are riding high, about to graduate and start the next chapter of your life. And in the meantime, you get to enjoy enough collegiate-style entertainment to last a lifetime. Perhaps you know you are going to graduate [...]
Sorry I’m so late with the link love this weekend. Not sure where my head has been, other than trying to avoid the rain that turned to ice that turned to snow that turned back to ice. Winter is such a delight with that first pristine snow, but the shine wears off quickly, doesn’t it? [...]
